The Latest Breaking News from Omicron

It's believed about half of people with COVID-19 haven't been officially recorded, leading to a worrying number of people in hospital. But there are signs the worst could be behind us. Here's what authorities have to say.

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

A recommendation for masks to be worn indoors could remain for years despite Victoria's latest COVID-19 wave peaking, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says.

Virologists voice concerns about highly-contagious BA.2.75 which is thought to spread faster than its Omicron relatives

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

Cold weather and more transmissible subvariants have seen daily reported COVID-19 cases reach tens of thousands. Here are the symptoms you should look out for.

There is "a really quite important cultural difference" in Asia that epidemiologists suggest is having a dramatic impact on their daily rate of COVID-19 deaths.

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein interacts with other proteins in cardiac myocytes to cause inflammation

North Korea reported zero fever cases on Saturday for the first time in more than two months since it confirmed its first Covid-19 infections in May. "There were no new fever patients reported" over a 24-hour period from Thursday evening, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said, marking the first…

There are signs that Victoria could be moving past the peak of its current COVID-19 wave as the nation nears the end of its deadliest month since the pandemic began.

As a COVID-19 wave fuelled by sticky Omicron variants crashes through Europe, immunologists warn we're entering a "multi sub lineage Omicron era". Here's what it could mean for the future of the pandemic.